diff --git a/packages/docsearch-css/src/modal.css b/packages/docsearch-css/src/modal.css
index 00758d0da..3193bdbf6 100644
--- a/packages/docsearch-css/src/modal.css
+++ b/packages/docsearch-css/src/modal.css
@@ -1366,10 +1366,18 @@ assistive tech users */
 
   .DocSearch-Hit-content-wrapper {
     display: flex;
+    overflow-wrap: break-word;
     position: relative;
+    white-space: normal;
     width: 80%;
   }
 
+  .DocSearch-Hit-Container {
+    height: auto;
+    min-height: var(--docsearch-hit-height);
+    padding-block: 8px;
+  }
+
   .DocSearch-Modal {
     border-radius: 0;
     box-shadow: none;
diff --git a/packages/docsearch-react/src/DocSearchModal.tsx b/packages/docsearch-react/src/DocSearchModal.tsx
index 69345c679..957b5d518 100644
--- a/packages/docsearch-react/src/DocSearchModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/docsearch-react/src/DocSearchModal.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { ChatRequestOptions } from 'ai';
 import type { SearchResponse } from 'algoliasearch/lite';
 import React, { type JSX } from 'react';
 
-import { MAX_QUERY_SIZE } from './constants';
+import { MAX_QUERY_SIZE, SNIPPET_LENGTH } from './constants';
 import type { DocSearchIndex, DocSearchProps } from './DocSearch';
 import type { FooterTranslations } from './Footer';
 import { Footer } from './Footer';
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ const buildQuerySources = async ({
   setStatus,
   searchClient,
   indexes: indices,
-  snippetLength,
   insights,
   appId,
   apiKey,
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ const buildQuerySources = async ({
   setStatus: (status: DocSearchState<InternalDocSearchHit>['status']) => void;
   searchClient: ReturnType<typeof useSearchClient>;
   indexes: DocSearchIndex[];
-  snippetLength: React.MutableRefObject<number>;
   insights: boolean;
   appId?: string;
   apiKey?: string;
@@ -177,13 +175,13 @@ const buildQuerySources = async ({
             'url',
           ],
           attributesToSnippet: searchParams?.attributesToSnippet ?? [
-            `hierarchy.lvl1:${snippetLength.current}`,
-            `hierarchy.lvl2:${snippetLength.current}`,
-            `hierarchy.lvl3:${snippetLength.current}`,
-            `hierarchy.lvl4:${snippetLength.current}`,
-            `hierarchy.lvl5:${snippetLength.current}`,
-            `hierarchy.lvl6:${snippetLength.current}`,
-            `content:${snippetLength.current}`,
+            `hierarchy.lvl1:${SNIPPET_LENGTH}`,
+            `hierarchy.lvl2:${SNIPPET_LENGTH}`,
+            `hierarchy.lvl3:${SNIPPET_LENGTH}`,
+            `hierarchy.lvl4:${SNIPPET_LENGTH}`,
+            `hierarchy.lvl5:${SNIPPET_LENGTH}`,
+            `hierarchy.lvl6:${SNIPPET_LENGTH}`,
+            `content:${SNIPPET_LENGTH}`,
           ],
           snippetEllipsisText: searchParams?.snippetEllipsisText ?? '…',
           highlightPreTag: searchParams?.highlightPreTag ?? '<mark>',
@@ -340,7 +338,6 @@ export function DocSearchModal({
   const formElementRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const dropdownRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const inputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
-  const snippetLength = React.useRef<number>(15);
   const initialQueryFromSelection = React.useRef(
     typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.getSelection()!.toString().slice(0, MAX_QUERY_SIZE) : '',
   ).current;
@@ -677,7 +674,6 @@ export function DocSearchModal({
           setStatus,
           searchClient,
           indexes,
-          snippetLength,
           insights: Boolean(insights),
           appId,
           apiKey,
@@ -777,14 +773,6 @@ export function DocSearchModal({
     };
   }, []);
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    const isMobileMediaQuery = window.matchMedia('(max-width: 768px)');
-
-    if (isMobileMediaQuery.matches) {
-      snippetLength.current = 5;
-    }
-  }, []);
-
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (dropdownRef.current && !isAskAiActive) {
       scrollToUtils(dropdownRef.current);
diff --git a/packages/docsearch-react/src/constants.ts b/packages/docsearch-react/src/constants.ts
index 00feb8ff6..2f57fc55d 100644
--- a/packages/docsearch-react/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/docsearch-react/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const MAX_QUERY_SIZE = 512;
+export const SNIPPET_LENGTH = 15;
 export const ASK_AI_API_URL = 'https://askai.algolia.com/chat';
 export const BETA_ASK_AI_API_URL = 'https://beta-chat-askai.algolia.com';
 export const SUGGESTED_QUETIONS_INDEX_NAME = 'algolia_ask_ai_suggested_questions';